Bob Cousy vs. Phil Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Smith and Bob Cousy that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob Cousy

vs.

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Phil Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Phil Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Phil Smith 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Phil Smith 1

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Phil Smith 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 165

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 18

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.